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Elbow vs Star - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between elbow and star

is that elbow is the joint between the upper arm and the forearm while star is any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.

As verbs the difference between elbow and star

is that elbow is to push with the elbow; to jostle or force while star is to appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.

As a proper noun Star is

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elbow

English

(wikipedia elbow)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
  • * (fl.c.1260-c.1300)
  • *:her arms to the elbows naked
  • *
  • *:Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ ("I never) understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."
  • Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
  • :
  • A detective.
  • *1924 , (Dashiell Hammett), "Zigzags of Treachery":
  • *:"An elbow , huh?" putting all the contempt he could in his voice; and somehow any synonym for detective seems able to hold a lot of contempt.
  • (lb) Part of a basketball court located at the intersection of the free-throw line and the free-throw lane.Newell, Pete; Nater, Swen (2008). Pete Newell's Playing Big] . Human Kinetics. p.26: [[Special:BookSources/9780736068093, ISBN 9780736068093]. Retrieved April 11, 2013.

    • Derived terms

    * elbow bone * elbow grease * elbow juice * elbow room * give someone the elbow * more power to your elbow * rub elbows

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To push with the elbow; to jostle or force.
    • He elbowed his way through the crowd.

    See also

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    References

    English refractory feminine rhymes

    star

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.
  • (star) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having a spherical shape. Depending on context the sun may or may not be included.
  • (geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, generally with five or six points.
  • (acting) An actor in a leading role.
  • An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
  • *
    • Star reporter, leg-man, cub, veteran gray in the trade—one and all they tried to pin the Bat like a caught butterfly to the front page of their respective journals—soon or late each gave up, beaten. He was news——the brief, staccato recital of his career in the morgues of the great dailies grew longer and more incredible each day.
  • (printing) An asterisk ().
  • A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
  • A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.
  • (astrology) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
    • O malignant and ill-brooding stars .
  • * (Joseph Addison)
    • Blesses his stars , and thinks it luxury.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,
  • A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour.
  • *
    • On whom / Lavish Honour showered all her stars .
  • A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.

    • Synonyms

    * (astronomy) (abbreviation)

    Derived terms

    * binary star * dwarf star * double star * faxed star * fixed star * giant star * neutron star * quark star * see stars * shooting star * starcraft * star-crossed * stardom * starfish (seastar) * starhood * starlet * starlore * starly * starman * starquake * starry * starry-eyed * starscape * star shell * stars in one's eyes * star system * star trail * superstar

    Hyponyms

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    Descendants

    * German: (l)

    Verb

    (starr)
  • To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
  • To mark with a star or asterisk.
  • To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
  • * Young
    • A sable curtain starred with gold.

    See also

    * astronomy * black hole * galaxy * moon * mullet * planet * red giant

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